i grew up in connecticut listening to the radio
the signal was strong and i was getting it everywhere i drove
well the only thing that i ever had was lots of time but it ain't so bad
you know it
now i'm stuck in connecticut listening to the radio

countdown
countdown
countdown

she was born down in maryland
she was named after a song
well she met this boy and off they went
they could do no wrong
yeah but things got bad and she got hurt
she moved back home but it could have been worse
you know it
now she's stuck down in maryland listening to the radio countdown...

countdown
all the days you got left in this sleepy town
countdown
all the days you got left in this sleepy town
i believe, i believe, i believe that you'll come around

well he's living out in somerville
yeah he's working on his car
and somewhere underneath his bed
a dusty bass guitar
well the band broke up in '95
he still gets drunk and he still gets by, it's all right
now he's stuck out in somerville listening to the radio countdown...